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Kaliko -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (12/28/2011 6:06:21 PM)

A lawyer for a speeding ticket? Aagh. I never even considered it. How much of an increase in insurance could it be?

That's rhetorical unless someone wants to answer. I guess I'll look it up.

Sigh...I used to be able to say I've never gotten a ticket in my life.



Kaliko -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (12/28/2011 6:22:47 PM)

Shit. Looks like I'll get a lawyer. Worth the $150, I guess.

Thank you!



Duskypearls -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (12/28/2011 6:34:00 PM)

Colorado Springs is notorious for making money off of speeders by ticketing just about everyone, everywhere. There is such animosity by the drivers against the motorcycle cops here.

Never had a ticket in my life until I moved here. Once, when on my way to a friend who was having a heart attack, and was on his way to the hospital, I got ticketed for doing 50 in a 35 zone. The fine came to something like $180.

Went to court, and along with about 60 other people, was told to plead it down to lesser charges of code violation 10.22.102, which is having a defective headlight, which knocked it down to about $130, and kept points from getting on my license. I told the Judge my extenuating circumstances, speeding to a heart attack victim, and he dropped it down to about $70.

This pleading down to a defective headlight is standard operations here, and they make beau coup bucks on it.



Aynne88 -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (12/28/2011 7:52:54 PM)

145 in my Corvette in a 45 mile an hour zone. No ticket, it was a court date for driving to endanger. yes I was sober. Thank god. I had just got the car and was on a straightaway called the "Port Clyde Stretch". I didn't even get it out of 4th gear before I got pulled over. It's a 6 spd C5. I think I paid 750.00 when all was said and done.

My man got one for going 168 in a 55 on his motorcycle. 10 days in jail and a hue fine, that was like 8 years ago, sucked.

Well...drive it like you stole it I always say ;-)



kalikshama -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (12/29/2011 4:50:01 PM)

Once in the 80's and once in the 90's in Massachusetts I appealed a ticket and it was reduced at the hearing.

Earlier this year in Florida, a cop hit me and I was written a ticket which would have cost me an extra $4,000 in insurance over 6 years >_<

I used the Ticket Clinic (only available in FL and CA) and the whole thing was thrown out - best $99 I ever spent!

Results probably not typical, but I do recommend a lawyer or minimally challenging it. Used to be if the cop doesn't show up at the hearing it gets tossed.



adorationofwomen -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 12:02:20 AM)



Wasn't thinking of speeding tickets, when I thought about taking a memory tour back here....Anyway, the last speeding ticket I received, was locked in the gun *115*. Actually, if memory serves correctly, it may have bounced to 112 mph, but went right back to 115.

~chuckles~...Here's the plot of the mess....I was entering a zone that was posted for **25**!!!![sm=alarm.gif]



Casteele -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 1:55:38 AM)

Only got two speeding tickets in my life. One for 8 over, another for 14 over. Paid the 8 over because there were no points lost and it was only $65, but ended up paying $350 on the 12 over because I got an attorney--didn't want to lose the 1 point and end up with an insurance hike. Was worth the short term cost since the long term cost would have put an extra $150 on each months insurance bill for the next five years.

Definitely recommend OP consults an attorney to get it knocked down.

On a related side note.. At 23, I was with a state trooper buddy once when he clocked a vette flying down a rural road at 153. Nice middle aged lady letting loose after her hubby of 25 years had left her for some younger hussy. Ended up she joined us for awhile hanging out behind an abandoned barn near the road smoking a bowl, so he never ticketed her. If only I'd have known then what I know now, I'd have suggested he put her in the cuffs.. o.O




soul2share -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 1:15:27 PM)

That whole radar calibration thing is a fable. And the technology has expanded to the point where a cop can point the gun at a group of 8 cars and pinpoint the one he wants to check. Go ahead and try the "prove it was calibrated thing" if you want to, but I wouldn't put much faith in it. Contrary to popular belief, they are calibrated at least monthly by the departments, and the one I ued many moons ago when I was a cop was calibrated every time I pulled it out to use...which was daily.

The fine is pretty steep, I'll give you that. Going to court may work in your favor, more if you take a laywer with you.....but you won't know if you don't go. Personally, my leadfoot days have slowed. I pretty much stick to speed limits now, I'm not in any hurry to have the accident. But here, even at 75, people are still going by me like I"m walking. No wonder so many people are dying in crashes. I tend to speed more on the city streets, but my own "cop radar" is pretty accurate....I just sort of get this little buzz when I sense one sometimes, and I just back off the gas a bit.

Oh, and when you do get tagged, or see a cop sitting on the shoulder, DON'T slam on your brakes! Nothing's more obvious that the driver who goes from 80 to 65 in 3 seconds. The cops I know go after those more than the ones who are speeding.....mainly because of the fact they are a hazard in traffic! People scattering to go around the idiot......I've seen more than one wreck because of it.



seekerofslut -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 1:27:13 PM)

Not speeding but got a ticket on I-25 outside Denver for following to close (late '70s). What BS. Went to court. Assistant DA wanted me to plead it down. LMFAO. Hell no. She said she'd enjoy prosecuting me. Cop on the stand... yada yada yada. My turn and I asked the cop if there had been an accident. Nope. Had him read the statute. Following to close only provable by an accident. Judge's neck started to throb and his face got real red, said I was a menace to society and the worse defendant he'd ever seen.

Case DISMISSED.

On the way out I asked the asst DA "was that enjoyable?"

bwahahahahaha

edit: Ok, 72 in a 45. It all revolves around procedure and policy. Here's the thing. Cops routinely permit +X above posted speed. What was his radar gun set to trigger at?

Question - is setting above posted by departmental policy? And if so, what is that exact policy and do all cops abide consistently with that policy? I doubt it. Begs a question - if, say, 49 is ok, why not 72? On what basis does the cop determine that 49 is permissible but not 72? Why would 50 be ticketable but not 49? You could be pulled with one cop and not with another.

You were ticketed for 72 in a 45. But you know his demarcation point was X above posted. Who gets pulled for 1 over? NO ONE!!! Which speed limit did you break? Posted or his? One is lawful, the other either departmental policy or arbitrary and capricious. I'd have fun with him on the stand if it ever got that far after what I'd submit to the court. Be even more fun with a jury. They drive too.



FullCircle -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 1:44:30 PM)

I'd pay the fine and be happy you didn't fuck up anyone's life.

Probably you should use this as an opportunity to reflect on the events that could have happened rather than trying to think of ways to reduce the penalty. We all do stupid things from time to time but events such as getting caught are the better alternative to what could have easily happened and how that could have changed your life.



quinnmalcolm -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 2:13:44 PM)

It's better to check and make certain, but if you are speeding nien times out of ten (bad pun I know) you just pay for it and move on. Friend is a lawyer, says there is a lot you can do, but once you hit a certain limit, just take it and move on. Best bet, say very little, throw a fit, they'll remember, so if you are quiet, and respectful, less chance they'll remember you in court however. ^_^

Oddly enough I got three traffic violations in College for one run, but it was on a mountain bike. Speeding, cutting off pedestrians, running a light. The fine was small since I was on a bike. I'm generally more of a speed freak on two wheels than four. I have more control over a motorcycle or bike. ;)



yourdarkdesire -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 4:55:37 PM)

I would have to say - suck it up princess .... pay the damn fine and next time pay attention to how fast you were fucking going.

And that goes for the rest of you idiots!!!!! I KNOW there are nurses on here - don't you have any idea of how much damage is done and life is lost due to reckless speeding drivers? And NO - you cannot be a safe FAST driver .... no such thing.

There are speed limits for a reason. And they are the LAW. If you consistently overspeed, then you are nothing more than a common criminal.



Hillwilliam -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/2/2012 6:20:43 PM)


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ORIGINAL: yourdarkdesire

I would have to say - suck it up princess .... pay the damn fine and next time pay attention to how fast you were fucking going.

And that goes for the rest of you idiots!!!!! I KNOW there are nurses on here - don't you have any idea of how much damage is done and life is lost due to reckless speeding drivers? And NO - you cannot be a safe FAST driver .... no such thing.

There are speed limits for a reason. And they are the LAW. If you consistently overspeed, then you are nothing more than a common criminal.

Assuming the officer knows the speed limit.

I was once stopped for 48 in a 35 except the sign about 25 feet away and every other one for a mile around clearly said "45". Interesting court date it was.



ResidentSadist -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/4/2012 2:36:21 AM)

Clocked on radar at 204.  No ticket though, the cop was motor head...  he was happy to just check under my hood and fondle the motor. 

I owned the 1982 Michigan International Speedway pace car, a Trans-Am.  I spent an additional 60 thousand dollars making it a high speed sleeper and the car did 200 mph plus.  Details below. 

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I threw away the crappy 305 crossfire motor, the piece of shit trans, suspension, cooling system etc.  I put a high rev (8k) 350 chevy small block (LT1 style) with a 4 bolt main, a 350 turbo trans with volvo overdrive hung off the back, 9 inch ford pumpkin gear (356), custom made (german) 3000 stall converter, holly 850 double pumper with a street dominator manifold, ranchero suspension, cyclone turbo exhaust (3 inch), general kinetics cams, trw racing pistons , MSD circle track racing ignition w/driver adjustable timing advance, double prong spark plugs, dana axles, B&M under hood blower with 9lbs boost, and etc. until I got 525hp to the rear tires/dyno tested w/o n2o.  It turned 10.6 at the quarter mile track.  Later in life it got a pro drag “fogger” n2o kit, we turned down the blower and it pushed 1175hp.  I had already reinforced the front end and k frames because with 525hp, it lifted the wheels off the ground, twisted the frame and broke the windshield doing wheelies.  But without real a full frame or rails, the car couldn’t handle it.  I was having it modified when it was stolen from the autoshop (the same shop that build Green Thunder). 



DaddySatyr -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/4/2012 3:53:28 AM)

I have always believed that speed limits are the fastest possible speed that a low skilled driver could safely operate a vehicle under nominally good conditions. I stand by that and people that I know that seem to be in the know agree.

A while back, the speed limit in NJ was raised from 55 MPH to 65 MPH on all interstates (and some state highways). The amount of accidents have not increased but the amount of damage (property and human life) has increased, marginally.

To answer the question: I have received two speeding tickets in my entire life; the last one in 1999. I was ticketed for 56 MPH in a 50 MPH zone (and I wasn't speeding). I knew quite a few officers where that officer worked and a few of them put in a good word for me with the township attorney. The ticket was upheld but, the fine was reduced to $45 (including court fee). Six months later, that officer was suspended, pending termination and left the job.

The first ticket was a speed trap on the Palisades in 1983. There was a "radar car", a "chase car", about 1000 yds. up the road on the center median and another "chase car" about 500 yds. further up from the first one on the right shoulder (two lanes, each direction on the highway). It appeared that the chase cars were pulling people over as soon as they'd finished with the previous car.

I have never been a speeder and my next story will highlight this but, I was driving a white Dodge van. Another white Dodge van passed me. He was going about 10 MPH over the speed limit (I was doing the speed limit). I was pulled over. I asked the officer what the problem was. He said: "You were speeding." I was nonplused. "Okay", I said "How fast was I going please?" Officer: "I don't know but, you were speeding." I was eventually told that I was doing 75 MPH (Utter, un-diluted, bullshit) but, they were going to be "sweethearts" and reduce it to 59 MPH in a 50 MPH zone.

That operation was shut down after enough drivers who hadn't been speeding got together and threatened a class action suit against the Alpine PD.

About seven years ago, I was pulled over on Rt. 18 in East Brunswick at 0230, on my way home from Karaoke. The officer asked for my credentials, asked if I'd been drinking and performed some FSTs. I haven't been over the legal limit in 25 years and, at that time I hadn't had an adult beverage in months. The whole thing was friendly enough but, I was blown away when I asked the officer why he had initially pulled me over. He said: "Well, people know that we give them five to ten miles per hour over the speed limit and it's late at night ..."

Again, I was floored. I said: "So, you pulled me over because I was obeying the law?" His response: "Have a good night".

I don't really blame the police officers. They are trained to work in a corrupt system and they believe in what they're doing. I pity them, actually.



Peace and comfort,



Michael



Hillwilliam -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/4/2012 4:53:12 AM)

Michael, your last sentence reminded me of what a friend on Metro-Dade PD was told to look for when patrolling for drunk drivers.

He said that on the weekend after midnight, they were told to look for anyone doing exactly the speed limit and (get this) most importantly, used their turn signals EVERY TIME they changed lanes or made a turn.

Bottom line. If someone was out late and anal retentive about traffic laws, they got stopped on suspicion of DUI.

That's probably one of the reasons he got out of Patrol and onto SWAT.



Casteele -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/7/2012 2:13:22 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: soul2share

That whole radar calibration thing is a fable. And the technology has expanded to the point where a cop can point the gun at a group of 8 cars and pinpoint the one he wants to check. Go ahead and try the "prove it was calibrated thing" if you want to, but I wouldn't put much faith in it. Contrary to popular belief, they are calibrated at least monthly by the departments, and the one I ued many moons ago when I was a cop was calibrated every time I pulled it out to use...which was daily.


Yup. The police here will tell you they calibrate their radar guns at least daily, if not every few hours. And they keep detailed records of it--They aren't going to let you get off easy knowing you're going to hire some big shot lawyer go in to court and try to claim calibration error. Also, I'm not sure about the hand-held units, but those mobile radar units they use.. Every major identifiable item on the display screen inside the van has it's relative speed and actual speed printed right on the screen. overlaying the item So they can ticket all the vehicles if they're all speeding. (It's funny seeing a tree marked as moving 35 MPH.. but it makes sense if the mobile unit is moving--It needs a stationary point of reference.)

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Oh, and when you do get tagged, or see a cop sitting on the shoulder, DON'T slam on your brakes! Nothing's more obvious that the driver who goes from 80 to 65 in 3 seconds. The cops I know go after those more than the ones who are speeding.....mainly because of the fact they are a hazard in traffic! People scattering to go around the idiot......I've seen more than one wreck because of it.


ARGH! I HATE that. There's a section of major road here with a 30 MPH limit, and so many people used to speed down it as well as hundreds of pedestrians hit and killed, so they installed THREE photo radar units each about 100 yards from each other. On the one hand it is good because people learned very quickly not to speed through there, reducing accidents and deaths. But on the other, it's bad because people have become so terrified of getting a ticket that when they enter the zone at 60, they brake hard all the way down to 15-20. I've had to learn to watch more carefully what everyone is doing and avoid the heavy speeders knowing they're going to become obstacles in my path. Especially bad on this section of road because the lanes are pretty narrow and there's plenty of trees on the sides, so no where safe to go when one of the speeder swerves in front of you and brakes hard.



Casteele -> RE: What's the highest speeding ticket you ever got? (1/7/2012 2:31:46 AM)

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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr

I have always believed that speed limits are the fastest possible speed that a low skilled driver could safely operate a vehicle under nominally good conditions. I stand by that and people that I know that seem to be in the know agree.

According to some of the various people I've known over the years (police officers, transportation workers/engineers, and other related occupations), that's almost correct. They take in to account several other factors; The normal conditions of the road, the grades and curves, and try to figure out well a typical person would drive safely on such a road *with* other drivers--Most people can safely operate a vehicle at high speed if there's no one else to get in their way or make erratic maneuvers you'll have to adjust for.

My brother and me taught my nephew how to drive on a racetrack. Taught him how to gage the exact dimensions and limits of the car by putting cones out and having him do all kinds of things like swerving in and out between them, sudden stopping by one and telling us how many inches he was from it then getting out and actually measuring, etc. But our final lesson was to take him out to a big farm field, have a smash-up derby and tell him "No matter how great a driver you are, remember, every other driver out there has one goal in mind: To smash you into bits. Good luck." He lasted about a two minutes before he was taken out. Watching him drive now, he may speed a little, but he's always very alert and watching not only what he's doing, but what everyone around him is doing as well.



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